The Senior Security Engineer will design and build scalable security capabilities across a cloud-native SaaS environment. This hands-on role focuses on security engineering, automation, AI/LLM security, cloud security, identity, detection engineering, and internal security tooling.
Mandatory Requirements:
- 8+ years of hands-on Security Engineering or related cybersecurity experience.
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related field.
- Strong software engineering background with experience building production-grade security tools, platforms, and automation.
- Strong proficiency in Python or a similar programming language.
- Experience with APIs, open-source technologies, automation, and cloud-native services.
- Hands-on experience securing AWS, Azure, or GCP environments.
- Strong knowledge of cloud architecture, identity, networking, operating systems, and modern security practices.
- Experience with SIEM, EDR, WAF, network security, cloud security, SaaS security, IAM, and security monitoring.
- Experience applying AI to security engineering or security operations.
- Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.
Key Responsibilities
- Build security platforms, APIs, automation, detections, and internal tooling.
- Develop scalable solutions for vulnerability management, detection engineering, incident response, IAM, and security operations.
- Design security controls for AI applications, LLMs, agents, and AI development workflows.
- Address AI risks including prompt injection, data leakage, excessive permissions, misuse, and insecure integrations.
- Build detections-as-code across cloud, identity, endpoint, SaaS, and application environments.
- Conduct architecture reviews and threat modeling for cloud, APIs, infrastructure, and AI-enabled applications.
- Develop custom security tools and integrations that reduce manual security operations.
- Partner with engineering teams to implement secure-by-design architectures.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience building internal security products or developer-focused security tooling.
- Strong knowledge of AI/LLM security and secure AI development practices.
- Knowledge of Zero Trust, modern identity architectures, and cloud-native security controls.
- CISSP, CCSP, GCIH, GCFA, or similar certification.
Senior Security Engineer in new york at Unknown Company
This position is listed as full time and onsite.